Interchangeable user input control components
AssigneeHERE Global B.V.
InventorsVids Samanta, Andrew Gartrell, Rhys Newman, Jeremy Matters, Julian Bleecker
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Abstract
In one example, a controller of a camera is configured to detect a mechanical connection of an accessory for the camera through data received by a sensor. The accessory includes a physical component that performs a function for the camera. The function may replace an existing function of the camera or supplement an existing function of the camera. The controller identifies one or more identification marks on the accessory to determine an existence of the accessory or a position of the accessory. The controller may disable an existing function of the camera or modify a configuration of the camera based on the identification marks.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving data for one or more identification marks from a camera accessory;
- identifying the camera accessory from the one or more identification marks;
- identifying an interfering camera function that interferes with the camera accessory;
- and
- modifying, using a processor, a camera configuration to account for the interfering camera function.
A method comprising:
- receiving data for one or more identification marks from an accessory;
- identifying the accessory from the one or more identification marks;
- identifying an interfering function that interferes with the accessory;
- and
- modifying, using a processor, a configuration to account for the interfering function.
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to collect data for one or more identification marks from an accessory;
- and
- a controller configured to identify the accessory from the one or more identification marks and modify a configuration to account for an interfering function that interferes with the accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.